Almina (Wible) Dingee (1915 - 1992)

Born 25 Apr 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Aug 1992 at age 77 in Blackwood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Nancy Baertschi [send private message]

Biography

Elmina Wible was born on 25 April 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Watson Raynor Wible and Elmina Goldecker. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1920, she was living at 2315 Jasper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her parents and brothers. ^[4]

In 1930, she was living at 2323 Jasper Street, PHiladelphia, Pennsylvania with her grandparents. She was attending school. ^[5]

She finished 8 years of school. ^[6]

She married George William Doerr. No record of their marriage has yet been found, but they reported themselves married in the 1940 census, and were divorced in 1947. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} They had one child.^[13]

In 1940, George and Elmina were living at 2050 Arizona Street, Philadelphia, which they were renting for $20 a month. They were living with their daughter. George was a gas welder at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He worked 40 hours the week of 24 March, and had earned $2,023 in 52 weeks work in 1939. ^[6]

George and Elmina were divorced on 21 April 1947, at Philadelphia. ^[14]

She married George K Dingee. ^{[2] [15]} They had two children.^[13]

On 17 January 1950, George Dingee applied to Pennsylvania for compensation for his World War II service. He and Elmina were living at 3154 North 8th Street, Philadelphia. ^[15]

In 1950, George and Elmina were living at 3154 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The week before the census was taken, George worked 44 hours as a truck driver for a retail distributor. They were living with their daughter and with Elmina's daughter from her first marriage. ^[16]

On 26 October 1998, she died, at the West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees. She was living in Turnersville. She was buried in Wenonah Cemetery, Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. ^{[13] [17]}

Sources

1. ↑ 'Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, City Births, 1860-1906', Elmina Wible (25 Apr 1915); database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-X25V : accessed 2 August 2022).

   Elmina Wible

   born 25 Apr 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

   father Watson Wible, 20, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

   mother Elmina Goldeaskso [sic], 16, born Philadelphia

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007', Elmina Wible Doerr (1915-1992); database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46319191:60901 : accessed 1 August 2022).

   Elmina Wible Doerr (Nov 1937) aka Elmina Dingee (30 June 1975) aka Elmina Wible Doerr Dingee (12 Nov 1975) aka Elmina A Dingee (9 Sep 1992)

   born 25 Apr 1915, Philadelphia, to Watson Wible and Elmina Goldacker

   ssn 202-01-7595

   died 24 Aug 1992

3. ↑ Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 308890 (1914) Watson Wible and Elmina Goldeacker; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=393191&endDate=1914&startDate=1914&lifeEvent=102860&rmsId=TH-266-12118-151392-97&imageIndex=351&singleView=true : accessed 2 August 2022).

   Watson Rayner Wible, designer, residence 2315 Jasper St Philadelphia, born Philadelphia 10 December 1894, not married before, father George [Wible] (same address, driver, born Philadelphia PA), mother Eliza Rayner (same address, housework, born Rhode Island)

   Elmina Goldeacker, mill hand, residence 1905 E. Boston Street, Philadelphia, born Philadelphia, 13 October 1896, not married before, father Albert [Goldeacker] (dead, born Germany), mother Elizabeth Clothner [?] (same address, housework, born Germany)

   both signed, applied 2 March 1914

   George Wible, father of Watson, 2315 Jasper St, consented to marriage (2 March 1914)

   Enoch F Hoffman, married Waton Wible and Elmina Goldeacker on 2 March 1914 at Philadelphia

4. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 1042, p. 15 B stamped = sheet 2 B penned, family 16; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNT-CXC : accessed 2 August 2022).

   2315 Jasper Street, rented

   head Watson Wimble, male, white, 25, married, born Pennsylvania, driver, bakery

   wife Elimina ", female, white, 21, married, born Pennsylvania, housekeeping, at home

   daughter Elmina ", female, white, 4-8/12, single, born Pennsylvania

   son Watson ", male, white, 2-9/12, single, born Pennsylvania

   son George ", male, white, 2-9/12, single, born Pennsylvania

5. ↑ 1930 U.S. census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 920, p. 121 A stamped = sheet 12 A penned, family 198; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC9-SJ1 : accessed 2 August 2022).

   [the previous entry, in the same residence, is for George and Wilhelmina Wible and their son George]

   2323 Jasper Street, rented, $20 per month

   head George Wible, male, white, 58, married first at 17, born Pennsylvania, salesman, for own shop, actually at work last working day

   wife Elizabeth, female, white, 54, married first at 18, born Massachusetts, no occupation

   granddaughter Almina, female, white, 16, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1940 U.S. census, ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 51-961, p. 11650 B stamped = sheet 6 B penned, household 115; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MY-7749 : accessed 2 August 2022).

   2050 Arizona Street, rented, $20 per month, same place in 1935 for all three

   head George Doerr, male, white, 30, married, finished 8 years, born Pennsylvania, worked 40 hours week of 24 March as gas welder for Philadelphia Navy Yard, earned $2023 in 52 weeks work in 1939

   wife Elmina - (informant), female, white, 24, married finished 8 years of school, born Pennsylvania, engaged in home housework

   daughter Bernice L -, female, white, 5, single, did not attend school, born Pennsylvania

7. ↑ 'Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951'; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1388247 : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for George Doerr and for Elmina Wible.
8. ↑ 'New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016'; database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61253/ : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for Elmina Wible in the Bride Index (which does cover 1930-1940) and for George Doerr in the Groom Index (which covers 1930-1935 but not 1936-1940).
9. ↑ 'New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940'; database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2143225 : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for Elmina Wible and for George Doerr.
10. ↑ 'Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935'; database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for George Doerr and for Elmina Wible.
11. ↑ 'Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014'; database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/ : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for George Doerr and for Elmina Wible.
12. ↑ Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 4 August 2022); searched unsuccessfully for 'Elmina Wible', for 'George Doerr' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1930-1940; for 'George Doerr' in 1930-1940 categorized as marriage; for Doerr and Wible in 1930-1940.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Elmina Wible Dingee, obituary, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday 26 August 1992, p.C16, col.4; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106837661/obituary-for-elmina-wible-dingee-aged-7/ : accessed 2 August 2022).

    'ELMINA WIBLE DINGEE, 77, of Turnersville, died Monday at West Jersey Hospital-Voorhees. Mrs. Dingee was the widow of George Dingee.

    'Survivors: three daughters, ...; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Frank Wible of Philadelphia, and a sister, Betty Baertschi.

    'Services: viewing, 7 to 9 p.m. today, Egizi Funeral Home, 119 Ganttown Road, Washington Township; funeral 10 a.m. tomorrow at the funeral home; burial, Wenonah Cemetery, Mantua Township.'

14. ↑ Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 834,065 (14 June 1947), George Doerr and Stephanie E Sawicki; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=2&place=393191&endDate=1947&startDate=1947&lifeEvent=102860&rmsId=TH-267-11775-25829-53&imageIndex=645&singleView=true : accessed 1 August 2022).

    Justice of the Peace Dawson Martin Yerkes married George Doerr and Stephania E Sawicki on 14 June 1947 at Millbourne, [Delaware County], Pennsylvania

    Elmina Doerr divorced from George Doerr for desertion, no. 41479, on 21 April 1947, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court

    George Doerr, welder, residence 2330 W. Huntingdon St, Philadelphia, born 17 May 1909, Philadelphia, PA, married once dissolved by divorce 21 April 1947 CC P no. 3 Dec term 1946 no. 2496, father Harry Doerr (dead, born Pennsylvania) mother Emma Shick (dead, born Pennsylvania)

    Stephania E Sawicki, hosiery worker, residence 3181 Salmon Street, Philadelphia, born Philadelphia 31 October 1918, married once dissolved by death 29 November 1944 Louis Sawicki killed in action in France, father Anthony Tularski (residence 2074 E. Elkhart St Philadelphia, stevedore born Poland), mother Juliana Gorski (same residence, housewife, born Poland)

15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} World War II Veterans' Compensation Bureau, Pennsylvania, 'Application for World War II Compensation', George Fredrick Dingee; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/41226_2421401696_0796-02193 : accessed 1 August 2022).

    George Fredrick Dingee

    3154 N. 8th St, Philadelphia

    received $1270 for 27 months active domestic service

    born 17 January 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    served 19 January 1943 to 2 April 1945 domestic service

    entered active service 19 Jan 1943 Philadelphia PA

    serial no. 33 481 206

    separated 2 April 1945, Brookley Field, Mobile, Ala

    not on active duty now. served in army

    residence on entry: 2053 E. Arizona St, Philadelphia

    registered with draft board 35, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    wife Elmina Dingee, 3154 N. 8th St, Philadelphia, Penna

    child: Barbara Elaine Dingee, 3154 N. 8th St, Philadelphia, 20 months old

    living mother Katherine Dingee, 2553 N. Franklin St, Philadelphia PA

    signed 17 Jan 1950

16. ↑ 1950 U.S. census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 51-2424, sheet 4, dwelling 27; image copy, National Archives (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?ed=51-2414&page=1&state=PA : accessed 2 August 2022).

    3154 North 8th Street

    head George K Dingee, white, male, 34, married, born Pennsylvania, worked 44 hours prior week as truck driver for retail distributer

    wife Elmina -, white, female, 34, married, born Pennsylvania, keeping house

    daughter Barbara E -, white, female, 1, never married, born Pennsylvania

    step daughter Bernice L Doerr, white, female, 15, never married, born Pennsylvania

17. ↑ 'Elmina Wible Dingee', memorial 238980049, create by Lady Grave Walker, added 18 April 2022; database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238980049/elmina-dingee  : accessed 2 August 2022); citing Wenonah Cemetery, Wenonah, Gloucester County, New Jersey; Find A Grave: Memorial #238980049.

See also

• Elmina A Wible, on FamilySearch's Family Tree